Career
He represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, but abandoned the race due to foot blisters. During World World War II Holden served with the Royal Air Force. In the 1950s, Coseley Urban District Council named a new road on the Woodcross housing estate Jack Holden Avenue in honour of this local sporting legend.
On 23 July 1952, Jack Holden"s Gardens were opened on Queens Road, Tipton.
Holden died in March 2004, six days before his 97th birthday.